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You shall not mistreatלֹא תוֹנֶהa resident alienוְגֵרor oppress him,וְלֹא תִלְחָצֶנּוּforכִּיyou wereהֱיִיתֶםresident aliensגֵרִיםin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Egypt.מִצְרָיִם
Exodus 22:21
Study it in the app“You shall not mistreat a resident alien or oppress him, for you were resident aliens in the land of Egypt.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 22:21, word by word
- You shall not mistreatתוֹנֶהtone
mistreat, oppress
Mistreat, oppress; take advantage of someone weaker.
Where else “tone” appears- a resident alienגֵרger
resident alien
Foreigner who lives in a land that is not his own, without the rights of those who belong to the place.
Where else “ger” appears- or oppress himתִלְחָצֶtilchatse
oppress
To mistreat the weak or the foreigner.
Where else “tilchatse” appears- you wereהֱיִיתֶםheyitem
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “heyitem” appears- in the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears
Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
20Whoever sacrifices to gods, other than to YHWH alone, shall be devoted to destruction.
21 · This verse (above)
22You shall not afflict any widow or orphan.